Samsung Brings Web3 Experiences to Millions of Users

馃く Web3 on TVs!

By Polygon
Apr 25, 2024, 6:17 PM
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Samsung has announced the TX1 project, which aims to bring web3 experiences to over 200 million users.​ The company is collaborating with World of Women NFT, Illuvium, Ledger, and Wilder World to create an interoperable environment for smart TVs powered by Polygon's Proof-of-Stake blockchain.​ Starting today, Samsung Germany will launch a limited Web3 TV Bundle that includes a smart TV, a Ledger wallet, and NFTs, along with an NFT TV App.​ Users will be able to interact with their NFTs, metaverse, and other web3 functions using their TV remote.​ More integrations, such as with the Belvedere Museum, are expected in the future.​

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